With the deaths of Frank Zappa, Telly Savalas, and Bill Bixby of prostate cancer, and with Senators Robert Dole and Alan Cranston going public with their own experiences with the disease, the spotlight has been thrown onto what has become the most common form of cancer in men. Up to 30% of all men over [...]
Description and Possible Medical Problems Here’s another geographic biological quiz for you. When you feel a sudden pain in your lower right quadrant, what does it mean? Oh yes, you may also have a fever. Time’s up. Of course, if you ask most mothers about a pain on the lower right belly, she will immediately [...]
When I was growing up, there was a girl down the street who had asthma. She always carried an inhaler around with her, and whenever she felt an asthma attack coming on, she’d scream, “I’m wheezing! I’m wheezing!” Then she’d whip out her inhaler, take two puffs, and be fine. Whenever I hear a patient [...]
Another disease that has some of the same symptoms as polymyositis and dermatomyositis is polymyalgia rheumatica. This disease affects mostly women over the age of 50. Polymyalgia rheumatica occurs when the blood vessels in the musculoskeletal system become inflamed. In addition to the muscular ache and weakness, you may also have a low-grade fever and [...]
Description and Possible Medical Problems Whenever both sides of the neck swell up, most people automatically think of swollen glands. However, you may actually have a condition in which nodules have formed on your lymph glands. The symptoms of both conditions are virtually the same—fever, a stuffy nose, body aches—with one important distinction: swollen glands [...]